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Punch

Country: South Korea, Language: Korean, 110 mins

Original Title

Wan-deuk-i
  • Director: Han Lee
  • Writer: Dong-Woo Kim; Lyeo-ryung Kim
  • Producer: Sung-eun Bae; Jung-yeob Ham

CGiii Comment

There's very little LGBT interest...a camp-ish character!

It's a sweet little film about a boy struggling through school and life...

For those with soft hearts...no doubt, a tear will appear by the end.


Trailer...

 

The(ir) Blurb...

17-year-old Wan-Deuk comes from a poor family and his grades in school are equally poor. He is a rebellious and troubled student, but he never loses in fights. Wan-Deuk then meets teacher Dong-Joo. At first, Dong-Joo and Wan-Deuk are like enemies, but Wan-Deuk grows to like him. Meanwhile, Dong-Joo cares for and seems to understand Wan-Deuk. Wan-Deuk takes up kick-boxing and through the sport grows as a person and also develops a dream.

Cast & Characters

Yun-seok Kim as Dong-joo;
Ah In Yoo as Wan-deuk;
Su-young Park as Wan-deuk's father;
Yeong-jae Kim as Uncle Min-goo;
Sang-ho Kim as Middle-aged from house in front;
Hyo-ju Park as Ho-jeong;
Jasmine as Wan-deuk's mother;
Byeol Kang as Yoon-Ha;
Kil-Kang Ahn as Coach